Liongate har valt Kristen och Eisenberg för "American Ultra"

Lionsgate has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the comedy "American Ultra" for $7 million. The indie movie stars Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg.

Nima Nourizadeh, who directed the surprise hit Project X, begins shooting in New Orleans next month from a script by Max Landis.

Eisenberg will play an unmotivated stoner named Mike, who lives with his girlfriend, Phoebe (Stewart), in a small, sleepy town. One night, their lives take an unexpected turn when Mike's past comes back to haunt him, and he becomes the target of a government operation.